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Recognised as Colour

#9872BE

  • #9872BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#9872BE is a violet with RGB values 152, 114, 190 and HSL 270°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9872BE#9872BE
HEX#9872BE
RGBrgb(152, 114, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4471, 0.7451
RGB percentages59.6%, 44.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(270, 36.9%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 40%, 74.5%)
CMYK20%, 40%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,990,846
CSS custom property--colour: #9872BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#678D41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6181C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A83BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#927E8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.2Plum · ΔE 22.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2Slate blue · ΔE 25.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.5Orchid · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98BE72
Analogous#7272BE, #BE72BE
Triadic#BE9872, #72BE98
Split complementary#BEBE72, #72BE72
Tetradic#BE7272, #98BE72, #72BEBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#E5DBEE
Lighter +20%#CBB8DE
Lighter +10%#B295CE
Darker −10%#7F50AD
Darker −20%#65408A
Darker −30%#4C3067
Darker −40%#322044
More saturated +25%#9858D8
Less saturated −25%#988CA4

Channel breakdown

R152
G114
B190
Red152 (59.6%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)36.89%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 72 · B BE

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